Carmel Popcorn Substitute – Corn-free, Gluten-free

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Having a corn allergy means you miss out on a lot of popular snacks. Just about all chips are out due to the use of corn oil, maltodextrin, xanthan gum and citric acid. Popcorn is sooooo out. Most of the time even smelling popcorn is out. Which means movie theaters are often out. Sigh. So as ...

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Recipe: Chicken Bone Broth—Day 3

If you've been following along, you've now got a refrigerator full of bone broth. What do you do next?             At this point the broth has settled overnight in the refrigerator. You can see three distinct layers—fat, broth, and sediment. You can skim off the fat to use in cooking if you purchased high quality birds. Otherwise ...

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Recipe: Chicken Bone Broth—Day 2

So you started your chicken bone broth yesterday and woke up to delicious aromas this morning. You're in the home stretch and you can almost taste the best chicken soup you've ever had. Don't get hung up on this being a 24-hour process. You can let the bone broth simmer until it's a convenient time for ...

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Recipe: Chicken Bone Broth—Day 1

Bone broth is all about extracting gelatin from the bones. Gelatin breaks down into collagen which is a critical building block for our bodies. I credit bone broth alone with the improvements in my skin and digestion. My chiropractor has also noticed a marked improvement in my ability to be adjusted and to hold an ...

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Crisp Orange Ginger Cookies – GF/Corn-free/Refined SF/DF/EF

These cookies are thin and crispy, full of orange and ginger flavor—basically everything I have missed in a cookie for four years since I went gluten-free. Now after numerous tries, I can present to you my gluten-free version of Moravian ginger cookies. Try, then try again It took six tries to convert this gluten recipe. I was ...

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Tip: Cashew Butter Apple for lunch

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A granny smith apple sealed with nut butter was a college lunch staple for me. It was quick and easy. Toss it in a baggie and go! I don't eat peanuts anymore due a mold allergy but that hasn't stopped me from enjoying this healthy treat. Vitamix I now roast cashews and grind my own organic cashew butter ...

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